HP 5961-0509 manual Font Selection Priority, Font Priority Considerations, 2PCL Font Selection

Font Selection Priority

The printer selects a font based on a prioritization of its design characteristics, then its resolution, then its physical location in the printer, and finally, its orientation. Font selection priority considerations are shown in the following list:

Font Priority Considerations

Symbol Set

Spacing

Pitch

Height

Style

Stroke Weight

Typeface Family

Resolution1

Location2

Orientation

highest

lowest

1.Bitmap fonts designed at 600 dpi are not available for selection at 300 dpi. In 600 dpi mode, font priority is as follows: 600 dpi bitmap, scalable, 300 dpi bitmap.

2.Although location is not a font characteristic, it is a font selection consideration.

When selecting a font, the printer compares the highest priority characteristic in the font select table to the corresponding characteristic of the available fonts. If only one font is available that matches, that font is selected. If several fonts match, the printer compares the next highest priority characteristic to the corresponding characteristic of the available fonts and so on down the list. When only one font remains, that font is selected. However, if after comparison of all the font design characteristics, more than one font still remains, then the resolution and location are considered.

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